Heeling-last



(No Model.)

B. L. GODING;

HEELING LAST.

Patented Dec. 28, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWVIN L. GODING, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

HEELlNG-LAST,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,064, dated December28, 1897.

Application filed November 25, 1896. Serial No. 613,377. (No model.)

T0 at whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN L. GODING, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland and State ofMaine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heeling-La'sts; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in heeling-lasts forheeling-machines. It is designed to be used with lasts which have theheel part removable or capable of being turned upward and forward, so asto admit the heeling-last to the shoe without the removal' of the forepart of the shoe-last.

I have illustrated my improved heeling-last and the use of the same inthe drawings herewith accompanying and making a part of thisapplication, in which Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional Viewof a shoe-last and heeling-last. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of theheeling-last; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. 2, taken on lineX X.

Same letters of reference refer to like parts.

In said drawings, Arepresents the spindle of a heeling-machine, to whichis secured the heeling-last, which consists of a spindle B, adapted tobe secured to the end of the spindle of a heeling-machine andterminating in a heel adapted to engage the rear wall of the fore partof a divided last. The heel C may, if desired, be pivotally secured tothe lower extremity of the spindle in any convenient manner, so that theforward end may be turned down into the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2 to enable the heeling-last to be more readily inserted in theshoe. The heel may have a socket D therein, and the end of the spindle Bmay terminate in a tongue E, adapted to extend into said socket, apivot-bar F extending through the walls of the socket and said tongue.Again, if desired a spring-latch G may be secured to the spindle B andadapted to engage a shoulder H in' the top of the heeling-last.

So far as I am aware it has never been possible to use a heeling-lastwithout removing the follower or otherlast from the shoe. This isobjectionable, because either the follower cannot be inserted in theshoe until after the shoe has been heeled, 'or if inserted prior to theheeling it must be removed to admit the heeling-last, and afterwardreinserted to allow the shoe to set to the last.

In the one case the shoe has to be handled from the time of the beatingout until it passes the heeling-machine without a last, therebyrendering it subject to be broken down or injured. In the latter case itnecessitates the removal and reinsertion of the last for the purpose ofheeling.

In the present case it is only necessary to remove the heel portion ofthe last, or in jointed lasts to turn the heel part upward and forwardout of the way of the heelinglast.

Having thus described my invention and its use, I claim- 1. Aheeling-last composed of a spindle adapted to be secured to the spindleof a heeling-machine, and a heel pivotally secured to the end thereof,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A heeling-last composed of a spindle adapted to be secured to thespindle of a heeling-machine and terminating in a heel pivotally securedthereto, its forward end being adapted to be turned down to a positionnearly parallel with said spindle, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

8. A heeling-last composed of a spindle adapted to be secured to thespindle of a heelingmachine and terminating in a heel pivotally securedthereto, and means for locking said spindle and heel, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 23d day of November, 1896.

EDWIN L. GODING.

Witnesses:

ELGIN G. VERRILL, NATHAN CLIFFORD.

